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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-06

beyond an increase of unfavorable COM
ment on the action of the anti-caucus men.
coming from all parts of the State.
The Senate to-day passed bill to allow
o Justice on his own motion, upon sus-
picion, to summon party supposed to be
guilty of selling liquors unlawfully, and
examine witnesses, and if, on examina-
ton, he finds reasonable cause to believe
him guilty, to recognize the party to an
swer Indictment, and bind him to keep the
peace; and any subsequent unlawful sale
to be breach of the peace bond.
THE BENwOOD CORPORATION BILL.
Mr.. Chambers, in the House to-day,
moved to recommit the BenwoOd corpora
ton bill to the committee for the purpose
of hearing persons interested in the matter.
Saint Clair spoke against the motion, and
the bill was finally ordered 10 third read
ing and engrOSsment.
Mr.. Gardens snuff and tobacco bill was
up on second reading to-day, and was
amended by eXempting ginger ale" and
'birch beer" and requiring State tax on
hard cider. The bill was then ordered to
q third reading.
The bill prohibiting the throwing OF dead
animals into rivers and on public high
ways, was ordered to a third reading.
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DETAILS OF THE HORROR.
Fearful Scenes and Incidents-How the
Accident Occurred.


Accident Occurred.
CONCORD, y. H., February 5.-The eX-
press train that left Boston at Z O'Clock
last night met with terrible accident
near Woodstock, on the Central Vermont
railroad, at about 2:3O this morning The
train started from this city on time, but
was detained at White River Junction, so
it was about an hour and halt late when
il lett there. 1t consisted of n locomotive,
baggage car, postal ear, two passenger
coaches. and two sleeping cars, and
WAS running at the usual rate OF speed.
When about 20O yards south OF the
end of the deck bridge near the old Wind
sor station broken rail was struck. The
locomotive, baggage car and postal car
broke away from the rest of the tram,
passing over the bridge in safety. The
rest of the train WAS thrown from the rails
and continued on the roadbed until it
came..near the end OF the bridge, but there
it ran over the abutment and all OF the
ears fell into the White river, some nifty
feet below. The gorge at this point Is
frighttul, and when the cars went dowu
there was u terrible crash.
As soon "a possible the detached part OF
the train was stopped and ran back to the
scene of tie disaster. The screams of the
injured were heartrending Assistance
also came from the people living IN the
vicinity and everything was done to rescue
and relieve the injured. Soon after help
arrived il was discovered that fire had
started in the first passenger coach and
soon the entire train was sblaze, thus ad-
ding a new horror to the already frightful
catastrophe. Those present were powerless
to stop the fire, and devoted themselves
entirely to attempting to rescue those i'm
prisoned in the wreck. The rescuers met
another and unexpected obstacle in the
heat, which had becomse so intense that
they were oblidged to relinquish their eff
| forts to save the sufferers and were COM
pelled 10 retreat to place Of safety for
themselves and to become unwilling and
EOrror-strieken witnesses ofthe awful hOlo-
eaust. In addition to this and to add to the
terrors and sufferings of the passengers,
the weather was intensely cold, and the
heroic rescuers were hindered thereby in
their work. No water could be obtained
with which to check or extinguish the
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THE Big RIVER.
INCONVENIENCE TO The RAILROADS.
The Water on Stand at Cincinnati, but Rain
Falling.
FEARS 0PA Big FLOOD STILL FELT.

CINCINNATI, O. February 5.-The river
at ten o'clock this morning had reached
the stage of sc feet I inch, which was
rise in the past nine hours Of five inches.
The diminuation in the rate Of the rise is
encouraging, especially rs there ia yet no
rain. But with cloudy sky and the ther.
mometer above II, there is still ground for
apprehension. The rise rs it is now causes
great inconvenience to the railroads and to
river transportation, besides interfering
with many manufactures on the river
front Every additional foot Of increase
magui6es the loss at much higher rate.
Until rainfall comes, however, the con-
ditiou will remain hopeful
At Newport the water now covers many
streets, and q rise Of nine inches more
will completely inundate over 300 houses.
The exodus from the low-lying ground is
great and the demand for higher houses and
rooms Is enormous. Front street, west
VI hoA, 10 i"pa>>soic- Auc stfSt CHfS t-
tween Dayton and Newport streets are
running through water. Some STREETS now
having mors or less water in them are Ma
olson, Brighton. Isabella, Bellevue, South
Gate, Hubbard, Central avenue, Moss,
Chestnut. Front and Taylor. At Isahells
and Bellevue the water il four feet deep,
and at isabella aud South Gate eight feet.
At Three Mile, Licking turnpike is
three feet under water, and stakes have
been driven on each side Of il TO guide
wagons. Back-waier up Taylors creek
renders Covet-run turnpike impossible
The Anchor Iron and Steel Works have
shut down entirely. The ferry is only
carrying passengers, as vehicles cannot be
landed on the Cincinnati side A dispatch
from Maysville says that at y u m. the
river had risen over one inch in an hour
since 3 p. NJ. yesterday, and drixxliug
rain is falling.
The river ut the Cincinnati water works
gauge marked 81 feet Il inches at H.
o'clock noon and rising.
CAME To A STAND.
At eight o'clock tonight, the river came
TO stand with 80 feet 3 inches
on the gauge II has been driz.
cling all the afternoon and evening,
however. aid reports Of rain continues ca
arrive from up river points, ~ that the
danger of disastrous Hood il not ~
moved.
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NEW ATHENS.
General local News of the eweek-Personal
and General.

General local News OF the eweek-Personal
and General.
>p.s.r Tbqram 20 if. S,usiug Register.
NEW ATHENS, O., February 5.-Mr.
and Mrs. 3. NJ. Gently, of Waterloo, Iowa,
former residents Of this place, are spend
iug few day here visiting friends.
The special meetings at the NJ. f.
Church closed on Friday evening.
Ecy. Will Jamison, OF Allegheny City,
class OF -, Franklin College breaches
moruing and evening in the L. F. Church
OF this place
The new catalOgue.for Fraklin College,
prepared by President Black, will be sent
10 the press in few days. The students
We're classified Friday.
The most interesting and entertaining
Sorjrty held in either hall this term was in
the Philo Hall, on last Friday evening.
The hall WAS crowded with spectators,
and the performances were above the or
duary. Miss Minnie McCOnnell's rendi-
ton Of Annette" would have done justice
to professional elOcutiOnist.
Anecktie and apron party will be given
by the young ladies Of the Reading Room,
IN the College chapel, on the eve of st.
Valentines Day.
The Rev. Mr. Robinson, formerly q
missionary in Africa, lectured in the Pres
hyterim church, Thursday evening on,
The Dark Continent" He discussed
prInrlpally the obstacles in the way of
outstanding Africa and their remedies.
IN the course of his remarks he made two
especially cutting statements. a. That
u! IL = easier to convert the heathen Africans
tHty have never had commercial dealings
with Christian nations. q That Of 700
converts IN Africa more true CkriStidIls
would be found than in the same number
IN the United States.
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STRIKERS Violent.

JERSEY CITY, n. j., February Coal
strikers resumed their old tactics in Ho-
boken this forenoon of Obstructing the de-
livery of coal. All of the approaches to
the ferry were lined with strikers. As
the coal trucks were driven to the ferry,
on their way to New York, the drivers
were stopped and, under threats Of yio-
lence, were compelled to go back to the
yards. In case the driver offered any re-
sistance he was beaten and the coal
dumped in the streets. A large crowd of
the strikers visited the Pennsylvania Rail-
road yards, on the Hackensack Meadows,
at o'clock this morning. They drove of
all of the men employed there, including
switchmen and brakemen, disconnected
cars and stopped all work for two hours.
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The Victims.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, W., February
5.-Word was sent here Immediately after
the accident and large force Of men at
tended by several physicians repaired to
the scene. Forty persons, it is supposed,
were killed outright or burned to death.
Bodies of three of the killed were recovered
from the flames. About forty escaped,
most OF whom were badly injured. The
list of killed so far rs learned is rs fol-
lows:
EDWARD BANGS, brakeman, of West
LabanOn. n. y.
F. L. WEASoN, Of Springfield, Mass.
s. S. WEsTCoTT, of Burlington, VT.
c. +. PHAs-MILLS, OF IrOquOis, Ont.
T.. II. DILLON, of Dartmouth College.
Dangerously injured:
SMITH STURTEvANT, conductor; right
side burned from head to feet and head
severely bruised, cannot live.
O. BOISERET, Angelina, Que. internally
injured.
l.. CoMRREMONT, New York, Swiss /;
hips and back bruised.
MITCHELL LACILLODE, Lawrence, Mass.
head. chest and back bruised.
MOSES POULET, Quebec, right leg broken
and head wounded.
Mrs. W. d. DRYDEN, Montreal; cOntu-
sion on back.
GEO. JEwET, Syracuse; head cut open,
back wounded.
HORACE JUEAN, East Pepperel, Mass, :;
face, back and legs bruised.
ADAM MURPHY, Boston; right cheek
badly cut
HENRY TEwKsBURG, Randolph, VT; leg
and left arm broken.
Mrs. CHAS. KASTNER, Boston; confusion
on back and limbs.
KATY KAHL, Boston; severe scalp
wounds.
J.C. HUTCHINS, Montgomery, VT; in
jured spinal column.
JOSEPH L. JACQUES, Fitchburg, Mass. ;
confusion over eyes, hips and legs bruised.
HENRY MOErT, Alburgh, VT; internal
ly injured.
ANDREW 4. WHEELER, Fitchburg,
Mass. cut over eyes and face burned.
Mrs. JOHN GRAHAM, MedGord, Mass.
ankle sprained, spinal column injured.
C. NJ HOsMEE, Lowell, Mass. legs and
body bruised.
JOSEPH MAGNET, Three Rivers, Me.
body wounds, slightly injured.
FRED. A. FISHER and HOWARD f.
SMITH, Gloucester, Mass
| Miss MARIE SADLER. OrmstOwn, Me.
Polly ARu., Chicopee, Mass.
HERBERT CUSHING, MiddlebOro, Mass.
ANDREW 4. WHEELER, Fitchburg, Mass.
GEO. PARKER, brakeman, st. Albans, VT
The above are all identified, so far as
known. On the ice below the Bridge
site are twenty-six charred and unrecog-
nizable bodies. Doubtless many were en-
tirely cremated. The Central Vermont
railroad officials were at the scene of the
accident at an early hour and are
doing everything possible to relieve the
sufferers. No less than ten physicians
were in attendance upOn the wounded be-
fore 9 o'clock. One member of the Dart
mouth party named C. F. Merrill, from
New York, whose father is said to be con-
nected with the World, and formerly of
the Boston GLOBE, is not accounted for yet
Among Others supposed to have been on
the train and not yet accounted for are a
young Frenchman named George Bell, of
Bellows Fails, Vt, and Charles w. Hall,
Boston drummer. Both of the latter
took the train at Claremont Junction,
n. II.
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Big Clothing Cutters Lockout.

PHILADELPHIA, February 5.-The
threatened lockout of cutters and trimmers
employed in the wholesale clothing bust.
ness of this city, viii take place on Mon
day. The following notice has been post
ed in the Offices and cutting rooms Of the
clothing houses: "All Knights Of Labor
in our employ will take notice that they
will not he admitted TO our cutting rooms
on Monday morning next, dor until fur
ther notice, by order of the Board Of Arbi-
tration, Philadelphia Clothing Exchange.
[Signed1 ISRAEL HECHT, Sec'y.
This action was decided upon this morn
ing because the striking cutters employed
by A. Kerschbaum & Co. and Jas. LAUGH
helm & Co. were not ordered back to work
at 9 o'clock. Members OF the Clothing
Exchange employ about 1000 cutterS.
Several thousand employees in other
branches of the business will be affected.
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COMING INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
A Meeting Of the Committee Of Arrange.
nenrs Held Last Evening.

A Meeting of the Committee Of Arrange.
menrs Held Last Evening.
4 meeting Of the Committee of Arrange
mcnts in charge of the coming fair aud
industrial exhibition to he held nj the
Chaplnc street rink, commencing
Monday the nth inst, un-
der the auspices Of the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly, was
held last evening at X. Of l.. Hall, and
good attendance was present. Reports Of
several donations from business men were
received, and it was decided to employ
Mayors band to play each evening during
the Fair.
One Of the features of the exhibition
will he great baking contest, for which
two prizes will be given by Smith Bros
of Bridgeport. The first will lie barrel
of -four, and the second q quarter
barrel. Nine or ten assemblies hays
reported the amount Of space
desired by them for exhibits. and IL Is the
wish Of the committee that all Others who
want space will report before Wednesday
evening to the Secretary. On motion Mr..
w. w. Wood, the Secretary, was author
ized TO make his headquarterty fifty-One
Eleventh street, until the opening Of
the rink, in order that any one desiring 10
obtain any information concerning the ex.
hibition TO do 20 at any time during the
day.
The Committee on Rules and Regula-
tions reported set Of rnles for the
government Of the affair, which
were adopted. A committee Of
two was appointed 10 see that all the
departments under the direct control Of
the Assembly be properly designated by
wearing proper badges. Messrs. John
Ehman and W. s. Meek were appointed
committee 10 attend 10 newspaper adver-
tising, and the sum Of $50 was allowed
them, as much 10 be used as in their
judgment they found necessary. There
was good deal Of informal talk about
matters and arrangements in general, and
the meeting adjourned to reassemble in the
north half Of the Hall next Wednesday
evening. when final arrangements will be
completed.
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POINTS ON PEOPLE.

Movements Of Citizens and the Coming
and Going Of Strangers.
L. s. Good has gone East TO buy q nice
stock Of Spring goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Phinney left yes
terday for Baltimore, Nd, on q visit.
Miss Minnie L. Whitaker, Of Whit
takers Landing, Is visiting in this city.
Mr.. c. Appenzeller, Of the Island, left
for New York last evening on business
trip.
Mike Costello is home from Mansfield,
Pa, on visit to his parents in the East
End.
Lieut. Spillman and J. n. Camden, Jr.,
are guests at the residence Of Judge G.. w.
Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Orr, of Holidays
Cove, are visiting Major and Mrs. j. N.
Lee, on the Island.
Mrs, John Smith, Of the South Side, has
returned home from Pttsburg, after q
weeks visit to her daughter.
Capt. John Carlin, who has been dan.
gerously i'll for the past week or 80, bis
many friends will be pleased to hear, IL
gradually improving.
NJ. H. Mitchell and Thos. ID. Erman,
well known in theatrical circles, are nh
ing arrangements for aGrst-class perform
snee in this city next month.
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NATURES HIGHWAY.
Doings Of boats and Roatm-n along tho
Ohio.


Ohio.
The steamer Andes will not be up Mon
day, as the river was too high nj Cincin-
natl and could not get under the bridge.
The Elaine will De- Mondays Parkers-
burg packet a. ! n. IA.
Engineer Robert Fitch will leave this
week for Helena, Ark, 10 90 on the sicam-
er Pat Mclaughlin.
The Louis 4. Shirley left for Cincinnati
last night with good trip.
tn. coal fleet will probably commence
leaving Piitsbnrg tonight, il the river con
tinues falling there.
The marks at the landing last evening
indicated - feet . inches and falling
slowly.
The following are TIM marks at mp stream
points:
GREENSBORO, Pa. February 5.-Rivcr
10 feet and falling.
LOCK No. 4, PA, February 5.--Rivcr %
feet aud rising.
on. CITY, PA, February 5.-River 4
feet 3 inches and falling.
PARKER, Pa, February 5.--Riyer @
feet . inches and falling.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, February 5.--River
81 feet and falling.
RicE's LANDING, PA, February g.
River II feet aud falling.
PITTSBURGH, February 5.-Rj.er IL and
2.10 feet and falling.
MoRGASTowS, February 5.--River u
feet and falling.
The following special was received from
Pittsburgh this morning:
PIrTsBURGH, PA, February G.-H0th
Allegheny and Monongabela rivers are
falling rapidly. No danger IL apprehend.
ed, and good run Of coal II getting ready
TO 20 down. All indications point 10 .
lowering stage unless the rains OF tonight
are very heavy. II israining slightly hero
now.
PITTsBURG, February 5.-The water in
the honongahela river fell rapidly to-day
and all danger from threatened f0Of
passed away. last night the water wss
20 feet in the channel, but this afternoon
IL had fallen 10 u feet. Several
shanty boats at GIenwoOd, which
had been tied mp at the shore, were sunk
last night They were occupied by Tho
families Of coal boat leaders, and the eccu.
pants had narrow escapes from drown
ing. A number Of fat boats belonging
To Lynch and Robinson, and Dufy's coal
works were torn loose fro M their fastsninss
last night, and dift.d down TO the city.
They were caught this morning aud taken
ashore. Sootber damage Was reported by
the rivermen. II will be several days before
the water will be down enough 70 allow
shipments Of coal 10 be made. Rivsrn.en
estimate that there are about 2,O0l 30
bushels ready for shipment.
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MARTINS NEW MOVE.
One which the wheeling Public VIII
Heartily Endorse.

One which the Wheeling Public VIII
Heartily Endorse.
The enterprise of Mr.. Martin Thornton
in leasing the Cafe Brunswick, has heen
the subject of congratulations among all
classes ofcitizens since the announcement
OF the fact. 1t is eminently fitting that
Martin, the most popular and successful
of Wheeling's caterers. should assume con-
troll of the largest and best equipped res
taurant building in the city, and in NOV
ing into the Brunswick he is sure to COM
mand the patronage Of that large pro-
portion Of our citizens who
appreciate we'll cooked and
faultleSsly served fOod at q reasonable
price. Martins successful career has been
the wonder of his rivals and the pride Of
the public. For thirteen years he has
been gradually making headwsy against
all obstacles, and his entry intothe Bruins
wick, on April 1st, will make him indeed
the leading restGHrdteur of West Virginia,
Martin has both deserved and commanded
success. and his friends wish him contin-
uation of his prosperity in his new venture.
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Renounced the world.

A beautiful and touching ceremony took
place in the Convent Chapel Of the sistsn
Of st. Joseph at six o'clock wednesday
evening when mass was said by the II.
Rev. Bishop Kaip, Rev. Father McEllisott
officiating Miss Mary Connolly, Of this
city, received the habit and veil Of the
order in the presence Of many Of her friends
and relatives, renouncing oil the thing Of
this world and receiving in religion tho
name Of Sister Mary Rose. At her 6yt
appearance In the Chapel Ut six
o'clock she was sttired in the dress
Of bride wearing white, trained dres
and veil, while beautiful! green and
white wreath adorned her bead. This
worldly dress she most happily exchanged
for the habit Of the Sister, Of 81 Joseph.
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FATAL DELAY.
FIFTY REPORTED KILLED.
The Terrible Loss of Life EStimated-Some
of the Victims.

The Terrible Loss of Life EStimatcd-Some
of the Victims.
Boston, February "a dispatch from
Bradford, Vermont, to the Associated
Press, says: The night express, which
left White River Junction bound for
Montreal, filled with passengers from Bos-
ton and New York for the carnival, was
wrecked at the first crossing OF the White
river. 4 rail broke, and the engine, one
baggage car, two passenger coaches and
twO sleeping cars plunged over the bridge,
90 feet into the river. Before the engineer
or any one could get to the wreck the ears
hal caught fire and burned. The bridge
was also burned, and inside of twenty
minutes all were destroyed. 1t is esti-
mated that fifty persons were killed. Hen
ry Tuxbury, of West Randolph, Vermont,
a well-knOwn lecturer, is among those
killed.
Word has been received here that Ed
ward +. Dillon, OF Springfield, Vt, was
killed. lie was a member OF the Sopho-
more Class at Dartmouth, and pitcher for
the University nine. A. b. NeaSic, class
mate. was with him, but escaped uninlured.
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Yesterday Mornings Fire.

The alarm of fire from box "a. at $50
o'clock yesterday morning, mention of
which was made in yesterdays REGISTER,
was caused by flames breaking out in the
dwelling house, No. As Thirty-ninth
street, occupied mp stairs by John Ebben-
waller, and down stairs by two other fam
lilies named Harris and Gray. Mrs. Ebben-
waller was awakened about 3o'clock by
the smell of smoke, aud gave the alarm in
time for all the inmates Of use building to
get safely out. The department arrived
in good time, and saved the building
from total destruction. The roof was de.
stroyed and the interior badly gutted.
The loss will reach about 500; insured for
that amount in the Standard. The build
ing is owned by Mr.. Ebbenwailer.
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Ont Nh. rhrnnt WIN a renknire.

NEW YORK, February 5.-Frank II.
Lee aged 33 years, committed suicide
thi, morning at the Albermarle Hotel, by
cutting his throat with a penknite. He
nude the hotel his home for the past two
Years. and occupied a room adjoining that
Of hls brother, W. d. Lee, well-knOwn
coal and iron dealer OF this city. His
home and business interests are at New
ark, o. Recently a life insurance COM
p1ny refused him u policy because evi-
deuce of Bright'S disease was apparent.
This intelligence seemed TO affect Lees
miul, and he continually brOOded over it.
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The Montreal Express carrying a train
full OF pleasure seekers over the Vermont
Central Railroad to participate in the
carnival at Montreal, struck a broken rail
on the Woodstock Bridge near New Hart
ford. Vt, and plunged into the White
River below. The wreck remaining out Of
water. took fire, and many who were not
killed outright were burned to death, all
inside Of twenty minutes. Estimates vary
considerably ~ to the number Of killed.
There were probably between thirty-iiVe
and forty. The details make CHASTITY read
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Nashville Itopeful.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, February 5.-Thc
Cumberland river is rising slowly with
Il.s feet on the guage. The low places in
the city are being troubled with hackwater
and many families are preparing to move
out 4 serious overflow IL not at this time
expected. Lumbermen along the river
have taken necessary precaution against
loss of property. All streams tributary to
the upper Cumberland are out Of their
hanks. The river here will reach its high
est point on Monday aud will probably
not exceed a feet Oh the guagc.
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REWARDS amounting to $1,000 await
the captOr of the murderous gang who res
rrri the Cleveland crook, MCMUNN. The
rln. Is thought to be one organized to
commit depredatiOns in Eastern Ohio and
arr supposed to be the same who attacked
, Panhandle freight train several weeks ago
near Pittshurg. PINKERTON men are at
trr them. also several private posses